Weather

Fires Force The U.S. Forest Service To Close Minnesota Wilderness Area

6:11am August 26, 2021

by Dan Kraker

The U.S. Forest Service this week closed Minnesota's Boundary Waters Canoe Area along the Canadian border because of fires. It's the first time in nearly half a century they've had to close the area.

Adult Spotted Lanternflies outside the Berks County Services Building in Reading, PA Monday afternoon. The Spoted Lanternfly is an invasive species from Asia.

Agriculture Officials Really Want Those Spotted Lanternflies Gone, Gone, Gone

12:50pm August 24, 2021

by Jonathan Franklin

Pennsylvania officials are giving the following advice to those who encounter the pesky invasive insects: "Kill it! Squash it, smash it ... just get rid of it."

National

Middle Tennessee Deals With The Aftermath Of A Weekend Of Heavy Rain

7:20am August 24, 2021

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Sheriff Chris Davis of Humphreys County, Tenn., about the flash flooding that ravaged parts of the state over the weekend. Nearly two dozen people died.

A worker cleans inside Four Boys Ice Cream store in Jamesburg, N.J., on Monday.

Cleanup Begins In Soggy Northeast As Henri Plods Back To Sea

6:31pm August 23, 2021

by The Associated Press

Residents across the waterlogged Northeast began cleaning up while remnants of Tropical Storm Henri threatened further flooding in New England as the system made a slow trek back to the sea.

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At Least A Dozen People Missing, 22 Dead After Flooding In Tennessee

4:41pm August 23, 2021

by Caroline Eggers

In Middle Tennessee, rescue crews are searching for at least a dozen people who are unaccounted for after heavy rain and flooding. The death toll is at 22.

Stumps from recently logged trees in the footprint of the deadly Camp Fire. Some 40,000 trees have now been removed around Paradise.

In Fire Scorched California, Town Aims To Buy The Highest At-Risk Properties

1:06pm August 23, 2021

by Kirk Siegler

Decimated by the deadly Camp Fire in 2018, Paradise, Calif., is now moving to acquire some high-risk properties and turn them into managed park land to buffer against future wildfires.

Brian Mitchell (right) looks through the damaged home of his mother-in-law along with family friend Chris Hoover on Sunday in Waverly, Tenn. Heavy rains caused flooding Saturday in Middle Tennessee and have resulted in multiple deaths as homes and rural r

This Is The Devastation The Deadly Flooding Wrought In Tennessee

11:28am August 23, 2021

by Nell Clark

Record-breaking storms dropped more than 9 inches of rain on areas of Middle Tennessee. At least 21 people are dead and dozens are still missing.

Waves pound a seawall in Montauk, N.Y., on Sunday, as Tropical Storm Henri affects the Atlantic Coast.

National

Overstayed Welcome? Tropical Depression Henri Takes Its Time Drenching The Northeast

6:30am August 23, 2021

by The Associated Press

Experts predict Henri will settle for a while near the New York-Connecticut border before heading back east.

Jason Forthofer, mechanical engineer at the Missoula Fire Sciences Laboratory, looks into a fire whirl he generated to demonstrate how fire whirls and fire tornadoes form in wildland fires.

Scientists Are Learning More About Fire Tornadoes, The Spinning Funnels Of Flame

5:00am August 23, 2021

by Nick Mott

Big wildfires create their own weather, and can even spawn tornadoes swirling with smoke and flame. Researchers are trying to determine how often they occur.

A mobile home and a truck trailer sit near a creek Sunday after they were washed away by flood waters the day before in McEwen, Tenn. Heavy rains caused flooding in middle Tennessee and have resulted in multiple deaths as homes and rural roads were washed

22 Dead, Many Missing After 17 Inches Of Rain In Tennessee

6:54pm August 22, 2021

by The Associated Press

Flooding in rural areas took out roads, cellphone towers and telephone lines, leaving families uncertain about whether their loved ones survived the unprecedented deluge.